Brooks Running reviews

• Salaries seem significantly below market. Seems worth it in exchange for working in outdoor/active industry and the culture, but the culture isn’t that great, so it just feels unfair. Looking at a multiple year career there, salary growth is minimal compared to other companies. • Many leaders work far less than a 40 hour work week and that leaves direct reports wondering what their boss actually does. • “College-like” atmosphere. It is easy to feel “old” or like you don’t fit in if you don’t buy in to the frat boy mentality. Not a very inclusive environment. It is a popularity contest and qualified people are regularly passed over for promotions because someone else is in better with the boss. • The best employees are leaving because they aren’t finding career advancement. Managers aren’t willing to invest in training employees. • Limited budget for external training. • Bonuses are a thing of the past. Promotions are hard to come by, so limited opportunity for salary growth. • Executives talk about transparency, but company is shrouded in secrecy. • Many people are promoted in to leadership roles who don’t have the experience to back it up or the aptitude to be successful. Lower level employees work hard to make their bosses look good, and recognition is non-existent.

Bad politics, poor leadership, bad management styles, no long-term vision, inappropriate behavior unrecognized or worse, ignored